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Accidents - Knives with replaceable blades - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 533
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Date: 12/02/2008Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
59Y/O,M,DROPPED *** KNIFE ON UPPER LEG AT HOME, LAC. ABOVE R KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/28/2008Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS CARVING A PUMPKIN USING AN *** KNIFE AND CUT THIGH. DX: R THIGH LAC 1".
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
THIGH LAC-DROPPED A ROTARTY QUILT CUTTING BLADE IN LAP-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/27/2008Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Cardboard products
CUT UPPER LEG WITH BOX KNIFE WHILE CUTTING CARDBOARD AT HOME. DX; LACE RATION UPPER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
57 YO FEMALE CUT RIGHT LEG WITH BOX CUTTER LACERATION RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2008Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PUNCTURE WOUND FROM A WOOD CARVING TOOL DX LACERATION L THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/15/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
57 YO M CONTUSION TO THIGH INJURED 1 WEEK AGO WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF PLASTIC WITH UTILITY KNIFE KNIFE SLIPPED INJURING LEG*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT THIGH WITH UTILITY KNIFE, 6 CM. RIGHT THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/05/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT STS WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH RAZOR BLADE,CUT R THIGH DX LACERATION, HYPERTENSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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